"karmic blowback" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: karmic + blowback. First use appears c. 2000, although the exact date of its first appearance is uncertain. Etymology templates: {{com|en|karmic|blowback}} karmic + blowback Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} karmic blowback (uncountable)
  1. (New Age, mysticism, metaphysics, spirituality) An adverse or unfortunate event or occurrence, as a result of an accumulation of past misdeeds. Tags: New-Age, uncountable Categories (topical): Metaphysics Related terms: duskarma, instant karma, karma, karmic debt, my karma ran over your dogma
    Sense id: en-karmic_blowback-en-noun-xBYVr2R1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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          "ref": "2009, Sioux Rose, Moon Dance: the Feminine Dimensions of Time, page 258:",
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